Sedov's Expedition. The Lost Grave and the Vanished "Foka"
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Sedov's Expedition. The Lost Grave and the Vanished "Foka"
9.99 €
"Who else but us, accustomed to working in the cold, having settled the North, will reach the Pole? And I say; the Pole will be conquered by the Russians..." G.Ya.Sedov
More than a hundred years separate us from those tragic February days of 1914, when Senior Lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Navy Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov died in the ice of the northern islands of Franz Josef Land. A symbol of fortitude, selflessness and at the same time an example of naivety and, to some extent, arrogance, Georgy Sedov will forever remain one of the central figures in the world history of Arctic exploration. With his unparalleled striving for his goal and his tragic death, he awakened an unprecedented interest in the high latitudes, thereby fulfilling his main purpose. Few of the pioneers were awarded such fame and glory as this man. It would seem that over the last hundred years everything that could be connected with the first Russian polar expedition has been said. But the circumstances of the death and burial of its leader still cause a lot of controversy, guesses and assumptions. The reason for this was the long-term, but, unfortunately, unsuccessful search for Sedov's grave.
The author of the book tries to understand one of the most mysterious pages in Arctic research - why Georgy Sedov's grave has not yet been found. An analysis of all available information about the last days of Georgy Yakovlevich, conducted on the basis of many materials, provides directions for further searches. The book for the first time describes in detail the "life" and fate of the legendary ship of Sedov's expedition - "Holy Martyr Phocas".
We recommend the book to everyone interested in the history of high latitudes.
More than a hundred years separate us from those tragic February days of 1914, when Senior Lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Navy Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov died in the ice of the northern islands of Franz Josef Land. A symbol of fortitude, selflessness and at the same time an example of naivety and, to some extent, arrogance, Georgy Sedov will forever remain one of the central figures in the world history of Arctic exploration. With his unparalleled striving for his goal and his tragic death, he awakened an unprecedented interest in the high latitudes, thereby fulfilling his main purpose. Few of the pioneers were awarded such fame and glory as this man. It would seem that over the last hundred years everything that could be connected with the first Russian polar expedition has been said. But the circumstances of the death and burial of its leader still cause a lot of controversy, guesses and assumptions. The reason for this was the long-term, but, unfortunately, unsuccessful search for Sedov's grave.
The author of the book tries to understand one of the most mysterious pages in Arctic research - why Georgy Sedov's grave has not yet been found. An analysis of all available information about the last days of Georgy Yakovlevich, conducted on the basis of many materials, provides directions for further searches. The book for the first time describes in detail the "life" and fate of the legendary ship of Sedov's expedition - "Holy Martyr Phocas".
We recommend the book to everyone interested in the history of high latitudes.
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